Astrological game



P. J. ANGST ASTROLOGICAL GAME Filed March 3, 1939 2 Sheet s-Sheet 1 INVENTOR. PAUL J. ANGST.

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I ATTORN March 19, 1940.

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Patented Mar. 19, 1940 srrss grease ASTROLOGICAL GAME,

Paul J. Angst, Los Angelcs, Calif.

Application March 3,

3 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements ingame devices.

-The general object of the invention is to provide a game device which is instructive as well as entertaining. 1 7

Another object of the invention is to provide a game device including a base having a rotatable disk thereon. with the base having pictures of activities and scenes of every day life thereon depicting the meaning and attributes'of the twelve houses of astrology-and the disk having thereon pictures anddata thereon representing the meaning, nature, dates, symbols and ruling planets of the twelve signs of the zodiac of astrology. I

A further object of the invention is to provide a game device including a base and rotatdisk both having data thereon as described together with nine spheres marked with the name or symbols of the nine planets used in the practice of astrology which are adapted to be positioned in a groove in the base and expelled therefrom by rotation of the disk.

Other objects andjthe advantages of this invention will be apparent from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

.-l is a top plan View of my improved game device with the illustrations omitted;

2 is an enlarged section taken on line ll--52, Fig. l;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary view similar to 1 showing the illustrations;

Fig. is a top plan view of the game device showing a pad applied thereto to change the nature of th game;

Fig. 5 is a section taken on line 5 5, :Fig. 4;

and

Fig. 6 is an enlarged section taken on line 16-43, Fig. 4.

Referring to the drawings by reference char- I have indicated my improved game de" vice generally at it. As shown the device comprises a base member l2 and a rotatable memher it.

in the disk aperture l8 and extendstherebelow 1939, Serial No. 259,545

a predetermined distance and engages the upper face of the bottom plate I l. Below thehub 2B the knob it includes a reduced stem 2! which is positioned in the base aperture it. The knob l9 and the disk M are suitably secured together as by glueing. Thus by spinning the knob 19 the disk ll rotates about the axis of the knob l9.

Adjacent the periphery of the disk I? the bottom plate M has a circular recess 22 in the top face thereof in which a plurality of spherical members orballs 23 are adapted tobe positioned. The groove 22 is so arranged relative to the periphery of the disk ll that the balls 23 when placed in the groove engage and lean against I.

Thus when the disk the periphery of the disk. i1 is rotated the balls 23' move slowly in the same direction as the disk and at the same time .each ball revolves about its own axis in a direc tion the reverse of the direction of rotation of the disk. As the speed of'the disk l'i increases the balls 23 are expelled from the groove 22 onto three equal divisions 225' by suitable'indicia 21 radiating from the axis of the'pin I6 and the division 26 having pictorial representations .of

the meaning and attributes of that particular house as clearly shown in Fig. 3.

The upper surface of the disk H is divided into twelve equal spaces 28 by suitable indicia 29 radiating from the axis thereof to represent the twelve signs of the zodiac of astrology Adjacent the periphery of the disk each space 28 has suitable indicia 3t thereon tov indicate the dates, symbols and ruling planet of that par -v ticular zodiac, sign and inwardly of the data 29 therein is apicto-rial representation of the mean ing nature of that particular, zodiac sign.

The nine balls 23 have suitable indicia 3! thereon indicating the name or symbols of the nine planets used in the practiceof astrology.

In operation a player places the balls 23 in the groove 22 and spins the disk ll whereupon the balls are expelled from the groove as previously described and stop in various ones of the houses i l. After the balls have come to rest the player determines the, result by applying the laws of astrology governing the relationship of the planets to the houses.

In Figs. 4, 5 and 6 I have indicated a mat member generally at 32 for use with the device It to change the nature of the game. As shown the mat 32 is made of rubber and includes a thin base portion 33 divided into thirty-six equal divisions 34 by a plurality of upwardly protruding ribs 35. The alternate areas covering thirty degrees are preferably of different colors and each area of thirty degrees is numbered to in dicate the value of the space.

With the pad 32 the nine spheres 23 are used in the same manner as previously described and are expelled into the spaces 34. A suitable set of rules is furnished to instruct the players in the scoring value of the various spheres 23 in relation to the various spaces 34.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that I have provided a novel game device which is instructive as well as entertaining and one which is simple in construction.

Having thus described my invention I claim:

1. In a game device, a base member having an upwardly extending edge flange and having a flat upper plane surface, a spinner rotatably mounted on said base, means to rotate said spinner, said base having a circular continuous upwardly opening groove in the top surface thereof adjacent the periphery of said spinner and adapted to receive a plurality of spherical members, said periphery having an uninterrupted circular outer edge overlying the inner portion of the groove, the center line of said groove being spaced from the periphery of said spinner to cause a spherical member in the groove to engage against the periphery of said spinner and to also engage the outer edge of said groove.

2. In a game device, a base member, said base member having an upwardly extending edge flange, said base member having a flat upper surface, a spinner having a fiat upper face rotatably mounted on said base, said base having a circular continuous upwardly opening groove in the top surface thereof and located adjacent the periphcry of said spinner, spherical members being adapted to be positioned in said groove, said periphery having an uninterrupted circular outer edge overlying the inner portion of the groove, the center line of said groove being spaced from the periphery of said spinner to cause a spherical member in the groove to engage against the periphery of said spinner and to also engage the outer edge of said groove, a plurality of radially extending ribs on the base and extending outwardly from the edge of said spinner.

3. In a game device, a base member, a spinner rotatably mounted on said base, said base having a circular continuous upwardly opening groove in the top surface thereof adjacent the periphcry of said spinner and adapted to receive a plurality of spherical members, said spinner having an uninterrupted circular outer edge overlying the inner portion of the groove, the center line of said groove being spaced from the periphery of said spinner to cause a spherical member in the groove to engage against the periphery of said spinner and to also engage the outer edge of said groove, a mat mounted in said base, said mat having radial ribs thereon, said mat having a central aperture receiving said spinner.

PAUL J. ANGST. 

